2 Corinthians 9:6

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 9:6

6 But this I say , He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Ver. 6. Which soweth bountifully ] Gr. "that soweth in blessings," εν ευλογιαις ; alluding to Ezekiel 34:26 ; Ecclesiastes 11:1 ; "Cast thy bread upon the water," that is, upon fat and fertile places, loca irrigua. A metaphor from seedsmen, who eat not all, sell not all, but sow some; so should we sow that we have upon the backs and bellies of the poor; sow... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Corinthians 9:6

I say: 1 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 7:29, 1 Corinthians 15:20, Galatians 3:17, Galatians 5:16, Ephesians 4:17, Colossians 2:4 He which soweth sparingly: 2 Corinthians 9:10, Psalms 41:1-Leviticus :, Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 22:9, Ecclesiastes 11:1, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Luke 6:38, Luke 19:16-Ezekiel :, Galatians 6:7-1 Samuel :, Hebrews 6:10 Reciprocal: Genesis 33:11 - my blessing Deuteronomy 14:29 - that the Lord Deuteronomy 16:17 - as he is able Deuteronomy... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 2 Corinthians 9:6

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.He that soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; he that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully — A general rule. God will proportion the reward to the work, and the temper whence it proceeds. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

3. And he exhorts them to make a liberal contribution, 2 Corinthians 8:1 to 2 Corinthians 9:15. a. By the Macedonian example, 2 Corinthians 8:1-8 . St. Paul, as above remarked, hoped to win the Corinthians to himself only by bringing them to a higher plane of piety; and as they have so done and come into his full confidence, as noted last verse, he now draws them out to self-sacrifice in behalf of Christianity. “No man,” said Captain Webb, our early soldier preacher, “is fully converted,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 9:6

e. By promise of corresponding reward, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 . 6. Soweth Our benefactions are as seeds planted in the bosom of God’s providence, and the produce is measured by the planting. Sparingly A gentle word to designate the covetousness that cheats the needy, hut more terribly cheats, in the end, the covetous churl himself. Bountifully Richly expressed by Paul, he that soweth upon (the principle of) blessings shall reap upon blessings. read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 9:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Corinthians 9:6

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 2 Corinthians 9:6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 9:6

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